Teddy Yarosz - Knowledge (XXG)

313:. The bout was close but somewhat dull due to too much wrestling and clinching, though Yarosz seemed to hold the lead in all but the late rounds when he looked visibly exhausted. Yarosz was awarded eight rounds to Dundee's four, with three even. He scored well with long range blows to the head of Dundee, who seemed to focus more on Yarosz's midsection. Dundee was down three times during the bout, once falling out of the ropes in round three. 277:

Yarosz dominated the fighting in the eleventh and twelfth. Smith forced the fighting in the thirteenth through fifteenth rounds, but was ineffective against the left of Yarosz. The United Press gave Yarosz all but the first, second, ninth, and thirteenth. The blows of Smith were well defended by Yarosz with his gloves and elbows, while Yarosz continuously shot through his left and connected nearly every time.

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went ahead on points with a brutal body attack and an occasional right and left to the face that exhausted the older Yarosz who became nearly helpless in the closing rounds. In a fight that had been slow and methodical, the fourteenth opened when Conn dealt a blow to Yarosz's head that made it difficult for him to complete the round, and though he managed, he had little strength left in the fifteenth.

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Conn looked stronger in the fourth and fifth, scoring with lefts and rights to the head and body. For the sixth through tenth, the well matched duo boxed cautiously, until the final two rounds where both boxers slugged it out, often toe to toe. The excited fans protested the close decision, though Conn was credited with taking the middleweight championship of Pennsylvania.

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appear to win any other round on points. In the ninth, Yarosz was stunned by a blow beneath his heart which caused him to clinch, and after the third had received frequent pounding to his midsection. Yarosz injured his right knee in the fourth round or possibly earlier, and had surgery two months later to repair it.

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On September 21, 1936, Yarosz defeated Risko for the first time in a close ten round split decision, demonstrating the skills of his trainer and the depths of his recovery from his knee injury. Yarosz showed a definite advantage from the first round, scoring with roundhouse swings, and shining in the

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On August 21, 1933, Yarosz won the Pennsylvania version of the world middleweight title from Vince Dundee in ten rounds before 15,000 at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. Yarosz annoyed Dundee with frequent left jabs to the face and scored repeatedly with rights to the jaw. In the second, Yarosz had Dundee

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Yarosz defended the Pennsylvania version of the middleweight title against Jimmy Smith on February 12, 1934, winning in a fifteen-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 5,000 in Pittsburgh. Yarosz took the offense through most of the long bout, and there were no knockdowns by either competitor.

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On September 30, 1937, Yarosz lost again to Conn in an equally close fifteen round split decision before 9,000 at Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburgh. Yarosz boxed a smart fight in the first seven rounds, building up a significant points margin. But in the remainder of the long bout, Conn caught up and

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Yarosz lost to the skilled, youthful opponent Billy Conn, another boxer trained by Ray Arcel, on June 30, 1937, in a close twelve round split decision before 13,874 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Yarosz started the first three rounds on offense, scoring heavily with hooks, jabs, and right crosses.

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on May 7, 1937, in a ten-round points decision before 2,438 in Boston. With a darting left and a lightning fast right cross, Yarosz gained a large enough margin on points to take the decision. Brouillard offered strong opposition through the entire bout taking at least two rounds with strong body

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His older brother, Ed Yarosz, also helped the family financially. Their brothers, Tommy and Victor, were also boxers; older brother Ed became an amateur boxer before Teddy, who first put on a pair of gloves at roughly the age of twelve. Their brother Joe won an all-service welterweight tournament

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who defeated him on September 19, 1935, in Pittsburgh in fifteen rounds before a crowd of 25,000. Risko knocked Yarosz to the mat twice for counts of nine in the sixth and seventh rounds, and several judges gave Yarosz only the first round. Yarosz made his best showing in the eighth but did not

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the bout included kidney punching and low left hooks from Conn, and thumbing, gouging and heeling from the gloves of Yarosz. Both fighters, out of anger, continued fighting after the second and fifth rounds. Yarosz outboxed Conn in the last few rounds and Conn was unable to find a remedy or an

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blows to Yarosz's middle, but his crouching southpaw defense was penetrated too often to even the scoring. In the tenth, Brouillard opened with a strong two fisted attack that had Yarosz retreating, but was knocked down for a count of two with a right before the round ended.

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After retiring from boxing in 1942, he operated a bar called "Teddy's Inn" in Potter Township and worked for a while as a policeman. After the war years, he worked as a caster at the Aliquippa Works of the Jones and Laughlin steel corporation until his death.

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against the ropes for over a half minute, and scored with lefts and rights to both the head and face with little return. In the ninth, Dundee took a strong offensive stand, but was too exhausted to do much damage to Yarosz.

431:, a mile and a half North of his home in Monica, where he had been a member of St. John's Church. He was buried in nearby St. John's Cemetery and was survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. He was inducted into the 320:, winning in a twelve-round points decision in Pittsburgh. Yarosz was most effective with right hand smashes to the jaw and body of Jeby, who was never given the chance to fight inside where he usually excelled. The 400:

fell to Yarosz, on March 27, 1939, in a ten-round points decision in Houston. Dominating with his left, the United Press gave seven rounds to Yarosz with only two to Overlin and one even.

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Yarosz defeated Conn only once on July 25, 1938, in a twelve-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 10,800 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. According to the

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Teddy Yarosz ultimately became known as a strong defensive boxer; although he never recorded many knockouts, he lost only one bout by knockout against

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Yarosz defended the Pennsylvania version of the middleweight title on April 6, 1934, against former world middleweight champion

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worked with Yarosz for months to rehabilitate his knee, heating and massaging it, and supervising his work with weights.

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on January 13, 1937, in a ten-round unanimous decision in New York. Yarosz took seven rounds to three for Krieger.

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Father died when he was eight and three of his brothers boxed in Yarosz, Teddy, "Yarosz Dreamed of Being Champ",

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Father died when he was eight and three of his brothers boxed in Yarosz, Teddy, "Yarosz Dreamed of Being Champ",

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Unfazed by his loss of the title, Yarosz scored an impressive victory over future world middleweight champion

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adequate defense. Yarosz was awarded seven rounds, with just one to Conn, with the seventh even.

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In a July 5, 1938, rating of American middleweights, Yarosz was still placed in the top ten by the

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are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

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Yarosz died after a six-month battle with cancer on March 29, 1974, at Beaver Medical Center in

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Crowd of 25,000 and knee injury in "Babe Risko Climbs to the Top of Middleweight Division",

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Yarosz became a professional boxer in 1929. He would eventually be trained by the legendary

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defeated Yarosz in a ten-round split decision at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

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As a rising star, Yarosz was featured on the cover of the January 1934 issue of

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before a crowd of 28,000 at Forbes Field, on 11 September 1934 in his native

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Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book

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Worked as a policeman in Roberts, James B. and Skutt, Alexander G.,

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He married Eugenia Lesniak of Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania in 1940.

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Yarosz was born the second of eight children on the North side of

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Quit school at seventeen in "Ex-Boxing Champ Teddy Yarosz Dies",

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Yarosz defeated former world welter and middleweight champion

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Knights of Columbus Auditorium, Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Sieker, George, "Quaill Makes Good in First Start as Pro",

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American Legion Smoot Lot, Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.

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Smith, Chester L., "Teddy Tires Near End of Title Scrap",

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Knights of Columbus Auditorium, Rochester, New York, U.S.

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Yarosz lost both the NBA and NYSAC middleweight title to

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gave Yarosz nine rounds, with one to Jeby and two even.

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Market House Auditorium, Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.

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National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title

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